Rochester NY

Jacob Pritchett was reported missing after a welfare check Sept. 25 at his family’s apartment on Howard Avenue in Brownsville.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Officers with the Greece Police Department arrested a 40-year-old man from Rochester early Friday morning after officers received reports of a burglary at a home on Bancroft Drive in Greece. Officers say the victim reported that her ex-boyfriend Joseph R. Alessi forcibly entered her apartment...

I saw a recent picture posted with former world title challenger John Scully with his friend, and former world champion, Charles “The Natural” Murray. This took me down the late 1980s to early 2000s junior welterweight/welterweight highway. And, what a ride that was. South Orange, New Jersey-born Murray...

A specter is haunting downtown Rochester: the specter of barbecue. Well, more specifically, Dinosaur BBQ is haunted by the specter of trains and children. In this week's installment of Haunted History: Rochester Edition, supernatural augur Christian Garzone discussed the building's history Friday on ARC Rochester. —

GREECE, NY — A woman was arrested after police located a stolen rental vehicle traveling on West Ridge Road. Officers conducted a traffic stop at approximately 2:06 p.m. on Oct. 23 after a license plate reader alerted them to a gray 2025 Mitsubishi Mirage that had been reported stolen from Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Many New Yorkers know firsthand what effect poverty has on families and children. A state report from 2022 found more than 2.7 million New Yorkers live in poverty. Among that number, more than 735,000 are children. One single father and his 6-year-old twins are struggling to...

Theodice Parks, 18, one of three people accused of leading police on a pursuit in August of last year that led to the death of an elderly man, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, plus five years of post-release supervision. Prosecutors say he and two others led police...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A beloved taco restaurant, Taco Dero, known for its Los Angeles-style street tacos, announced its closing shop at its Brooks Avenue restaurant after facing rising food costs. Instead of continuing to raise prices, they decided to close their doors and refocus on other parts of the business....

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Come January, most new homes, businesses and apartments in New York State will have to be completely powered with electricity.   The “All Electric Buildings Act” was passed in 2023 and is set to take effect on January 1, 2026.   It bans new gas hookups in buildings less than 7 stories.   But there […]

Rochester, N.Y. — Police said a man has life-threatening injuries after being stabbed and later crashing his vehicle into several parked cars on the city's northwest side. Officers responded to Driving Park Avenue around 12:40 a.m. Thursday for a report of a crash involving multiple cars. Police said they...